Basic Details
Surname
Chapman
Forenames
John William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
6127
Notes
The Roll lists his address as The Ferry, Milton.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
County of London
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
23rd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
2
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 2nd October 1916 near Eaucourt [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action